The new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman wants to reverse the steep decline in initial public offerings and give individual investors more access to smaller, successful companies, according to a speech he is scheduled to deliver on Thursday

Kazakhstan’s central bank, which bet against the pound before Britain’s surprise vote to leave the European Union a year ago, is growing more upbeat about the U.K. currency while taking a dimmer view of the euro and the yen

Kazakhstan’s central bank, which bet against the pound before Britain’s surprise vote to leave the European Union a year ago, is growing more upbeat about the U.K. currency while taking a dimmer view of the euro and the yen